Crude oil hike run out of the steam on Thursday after three consecutive days of gains as a record high of U.S. inventories countered OPEC plans for an output freeze. WTI crude futures closed slightly lower and Brent rose after figures from market intelligence provider Genscape showed stockpiles at the Cushing, Oklahoma delivery hub boosted 1.1 million barrels to 68.7 million during the week to March 1. Brent futures increased 14 cents to close at $37.07 a barrel, after hiking earlier to $37.37. Brent has rebounded nearly $2 since Friday's settlement. U.S. crude futures eased 9 cents to end at $34.57.
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Russian gas giant Gazprom has lent 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) from Bank of China's London arm, the company's largest loan agreement from a single credit institution.
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The UK Government intends to sell Green Investment Bank (GIB) to private investors in a transaction that could value £4.2bn ($5.9bn).
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Oil titans Statoil and ExxonMobil have obtained six offshore licenses in Ireland.
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German industrial conglomerate Siemens inked an energy deal with Iranian power and infrastructure group Mapna, prolonging its early re-entry into the country after the lifting of sanctions, as it stated on Wednesday.
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